NHS staff working in child health services in Wiltshire have been told that Sir Richard Branson is to be their new boss after health chiefs unilaterally privatised their entire department in a £64m deal.
All community child health services in Wiltshire will be privatised and will become part of Virgin Care’s growing empire in April next year.
Council and NHS bosses have defended the decision saying it was the best way to ensure a consistent service across the county.
But leaders representing the staff being transferred said they had real fears the move would mean a worse service for more money, which they said was what happened when taxes were paid for profits and shareholders.
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